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Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD)
Registration Number
CTRI/2016/04/006837
Lead Sponsor
Department of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria

1)Diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)as per DSM-V criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, 2013)

2)If the participants are on medications, they would need to be on stable dose of SSRI for atleast 3 months

3)Clinically Significant OCD as evidenced by a cut-off YBOCS severity score of >=16

Age range: 18 â?? 45 years; 6) Both sexes; 7) Right Handedness and 8) Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Features suggestive of psychiatric emergency (for example: suicidal risk, aggression, excitement, catatonia, prolonged nutritional deprivation or any other status requiring intensive clinical care),

2) Any contraindication to tDCS procedure â?? (i) metallic implants in the head, (ii) implanted brain medical devices, (iii) local lesion or injury in the scalp / head, 3) Co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, substance dependence (including nicotine dependence) 4) Mental retardation, neurological disorders and other organic brain disorders 5) Left Handedness.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Degree(Severity) of Obsessive and compulsive symptoms <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Daily before next tDCS sessions <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CognitionTimepoint: Twice. Before intervention and after intervention
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